Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 76-64-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, marked blue violet; white falls, edged blue violet
Beard Color: Yellow

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 74-141-28: (70-39-24: (66-65-23: (Talent Show x Stepping Out) x 68-96-1, inv. Azure Lace, Dot and Dash, Stepping Out) x Suva Sling) X Roundup

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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